Our team includes some of the most experienced professionals in the packaging marketplace today. We have a small but dedicated team working around the clock to serve our clientele. Our experienced sales team can guide our customers on the unique range of products available. Each of the professionals working with us has a long-held commitment to excellence.
MCC team is focused on providing a high level of personalized service to our customers and rely on our team’s expertise to accomplish this level of service.
Larry Vas
President
Larry joined Montebello in 2015 and currently serves as President of the Company. He has over 42-years of service in the industry. Prior to joining MCC, Larry served as Area Vice President of Operations and Sales for Western US and Mexico with RockTenn. He has also Served as Area Vice President Sales with Georgia Pacific. His expertise and experience makes him invaluable to leading Montebello Containers to the next level. To learn more, contact our team today!.
Nate Salcido
VP of Sales
Having started with the company in 1997, Nate now has 20 years of experience in sales. He has been the VP of Sales for MCC for two years. The Customer Service Supervisor and outside sales personnel report directly to him. As a veteran in the industry, he is focused on outside sales and has brought strong sales growth by onboarding many new and large accounts to the company.
Joe Salcido
VP of Administration
Joe has 15 years of experience at MCC. He has been the Vice President of Administration for the past two years. In that role, he oversees the accounting department and certain aspects of the production department. He is and integral figure in our human resources department, quality assurance, labor negotiations, safety, and raw material procurement for MCC.
Roger Esquer
VP of Production
Roger has 40 years with Montebello Container Company and has experience in customer service, scheduling, liner board purchasing, managing maintenance, shipping, managing production departments and safety programming. He has industry-specific education from the AIC, TAPPI, AICC, Sonoco Institute of Packaging and Graphics at Clemson University along with training in the Philip Crosby Quality Process and Lean Manufacturing.
Roger has spent 25 years in his current role of responsibility, through which he has continually shown his knowledge of all aspects of the operation. His work has translated into continuous improvement for MCC in regards to the production operating process and corrugated products production.
Kathy Salcido
General Manager Converting Division
Kathy joined the MCC team 3 years ago and has over 40 years of experience in the production, sales and management aspect of the business. Having worked for Gabriel Container Corp., & Crockett Container, as well as owning her very own successful sheet plant, Target Container, she has had a well-rounded understanding of all areas and departments. This includes corrugators, recycling, equipment acquisitions, manufacturing, mergers & startup issues. She has been instrumental in installing and streamlining systems and procedures between all three locations of MCC, increasing the flow and speed of information, and, in turn, improving the service to our customers.
Although she is always on the run and busy, she will take the time to address calls from customers and employees alike, as she believes that direct communication is the most accurate and efficient way to get the job done right the first time. Kathy has a no-nonsense approach to business, which has proven to be an asset not only to MCC but more importantly to our valued customers.
Paul Esquer
La Mirada Plant Manager
Paul has over 15 years experience at Montebello Container. He has been the Plant Manager at La Mirada for the past 4 years. Prior to this, he worked in the Maintenance department for 7 years and sales department for 5 years. Paul has a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration/ Entrepreneurship from Cal State University, Fullerton.
Jerry Ayala
Pico Rivera Plant Manager
Jerry joined Montebello Container in October 1988 starting in the converting department. For over 20 years, Jerry has managed the safety and manufacturing of our converting facilities and was promoted to Plant Manager. .
He has diverse experience working and leading our team in both our La Mirada and Pico Rivera corrugating plants.